DAY 1: HOME - ISTANBUL (D) Arrive at
Istanbul . At the airport, all of the ladies will have fresh flowers and the gentlemen will have souvenir as a present by ATABERK TRAVEL and transfer to hotel and check-in. During the key distribution “a welcome cocktail” will be served. Dinner and overnight will be at hotel.
DAY 02:
ISTANBUL (B,L)
After breakfast at hotel, full day tour of Istanbul featuring Hippodrome where chariot races used to take place, Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque), which is the famous with its delicate blue ceramic tiles and its unique six minarets, St. Sophia Museum an ancient basilica which is one of the architectural marvels of all time with its immense dome rising 55 meters above the ground and 31 meters in a diameter. Visit to
Topkapi
Palace (Treasury and Harem Sections are not included!) from which The
Ottoman Empire was governed for four centuries. Dinner will be at famous Old Bazaar named Çiçek Pasajı in Beyoglu ( extra ).
DAY 03: ISTANBUL (B,L) After a short visit to the famous Egyptian Spice Market Bazaar embark on a Cruise along the
Bosporus . Disembark at Sariyer and have lunch than drive to the Asian Part of
Istanbul . Visitto Yeditepe Hill for a panoramic view of the city. Also visit to
Beylerbeyi
Palace the summer resident of the Ottoman Sultans. Dinner will be at famous autantic place named Kumkapı ( extra ). Overnight will be at hotel.
DAY 04: ISTANBUL – BURSA -IZMIR (B,L,D) Drive to Bursa, the first capital city of the
Ottoman Empire . Visit to Green Mosque, Green Mausoleum Ulu Mosque and Silk Bazaar. Drive to
Bergama and visit to the Acropolis, once a great center of culture. Visitto Asclepion which was a sanctuary dedicated to the God of Health Asclepios, remains of the Celebrated Library, the monumental Altar of Zeus. Dinner and overnight will be at hotel in
Izmir .
DAY 05: IZMIR - PAMUKKALE (B,L,D) Drive to the ancient city ofEphesus . Visit the ruins of Agora, Kuretes Street, Temple of Domitian, Library of Celsius. Also visit the Basilica of
St. Johnwho came here with the Virgin Mary and wrote his Gospel, the Shrine of Virgin Mary where she is believed to have spent her last years. Continue to Pamukkale (
Cotton
Castle ) a unique formation of petrified calcium cliffs. Visit also to the next located antic city
Hierapolis. Dinner and overnight will be at hotel in Pamukkale.
DAY 06: PAMUKKALE- KONYA - CAPPADOCIA (B,L,D) Early morning departure for
Konya . Visit the Mausoleum of Mevlana, the founder of the sect of whirling Dervishes and the 13th Century Theological
School of
Karatay . Continue to
Cappadocia . Dinner will be served at hotel.
DAY 07: CAPPADOCIA (B,L) Full day Cappadocia tour begins with the Natural Citadel of Uchisar, which will enable you to get a panoramic view of the region and continues with the
Göreme
Valley which is the highlight of the day. This valley houses, The
Göreme
Open
Air
Museum with its churches hewn out of rock and colorful frescoes which decorate them. Continue to
Underground
City of Kaymakli or Ozkonak, which was used by Christians of the 7th century as places of retreat in order to escape persecution. Dinner will be in old historical cave with a traditional Turkish night ( extra ). Overnight will be at hotel in
Cappadocia .
DAY 08: CAPPADOCIA – ANKARA - ISTANBUL (B,L,D) Morning departure to
Ankara. Lunch and visit to the Mausoleum of Ataturk, founder of the
Turkish
Republic . Then departure to
Istanbul and transfer to the hotel. Dinner will be served at hotel. Overnight in
Istanbul . DAY 9:
ISTANBUL - HOME (B) After breakfast transfer to airport for homebound flight.
Istanbul Ortaköy Istanbul Bosphorus Bursa Ulu Mosque Izmir Clock Tower
